Ali Boussaboun ( ar, علي بوصابون; born 11 June 1979) is a Dutch-Moroccan former professional
footballer
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who played as a
striker. After retiring from playing, Boussaboun worked as a scout for the Moroccan football federation.
Career
Boussaboun was born in
Tangier
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, Morocco. He has played for
ADO Den Haag,
FC Groningen,
NAC Breda,
Feyenoord
Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club (association football), football club in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the club changed to various names bef ...
,
Al-Wakrah Sports Club,
FC Utrecht and
Al-Nasr Sports Club. He joined the
Dubai
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-based club in July 2009, after his contract with FC Utrecht expired.
He returned to the Netherlands after one year, signing a contract with
NAC Breda in the
Eredivisie
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.
References
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1979 births
Living people
Moroccan men's footballers
Morocco men's international footballers
Moroccan expatriate men's footballers
ADO Den Haag players
FC Groningen players
NAC Breda players
Feyenoord players
FC Utrecht players
Eredivisie players
Derde Divisie players
Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar
Moroccan emigrants to the Netherlands
People from Tangier
Al-Wakrah SC players
Al-Nasr SC (Dubai) players
Men's association football forwards
Qatar Stars League players
UAE Pro League players
Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
VV Haaglandia players
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